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"real" devastating event or events in a woman's life. There are some who
feel it is not an illness at all, rather an inability to adjust after the event.
One researcher (Mardi Horowitz 1986) feels that the symptoms seen in PTSD are the subconscious' way of finding closure to the event. He calls this a "Completion Tendency", the brain obsesses about the situation in order to make sense of it. As the memories are continuing to be processed consciously or subconsciously, victims suffer the flashbacks, nightmares, dreams, and uncontrollable emotions. In a way of dealing with these reactions the victim often will display avoident behaviors such as dissociation, repression, and denial. Horowitz suggests that PTSD develops when the "Completion Tendency" does not happen and closure is not found.
Another theory (Kolb 1987) suggests that there is a hormonal and cerebral cortex change when we are exposed to extreme trauma. Certain brain neurons become vulnerable to physiological stimuli Still another theory (Van der Kolk and colleagues – 1984) feels that endorphins released during extreme trauma act as a numbing agent to get through the event. However, after the event when endorphin levels drop and there is nothing there to numb the emotional pain, the symptoms of PTSD emerge. This is why so many people may turn to substance abuse. Until next week Stay safe, happy and free Cher Go To Page: 1 2
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